My Story

It's funny how many different paths can lead to the same place. My story's a little different, mainly in that my husband and I've been together since we were teenagers, and in that time he's always known he wanted to be a doctor. We went to high school together, then college, and got married right before graduation. Medical school was always the next logical step for my husband, and I'd always wanted to live in New York City, so when he was accepted to a school out here it was a no brainer.

In the months before the big move, I read all the books on relationships, articles on Manhattan, and forums on med school that I could find. Basically, I completely freaked myself out, and that might be why the transition wasn't nearly as rough as I thought it would be. All the major relationship issues (money, time, etc.) are magnified when one spouse is a full-time student living on loans, but working through those has allowed my husband and I to develop a bond we wouldn't have ever formed otherwise.

So now the board scores are back, and we've got less than two years till this med school ride is over. I can't wait to share it and hopefully learn a little something from everyone else along the way.

Welcome

The end of undergrad was drawing near, I had just completed (and passed) my senior colloquium and was ready to go on spring break with a few sorority sisters when an old friend from high school told me she had a friend moving out to New York for medical school. I should meet him.

Med school... smart, dedicated, career-minded. Compared to the sleazy business students who surrounded me, this guy sounded promising. Plus he looked pretty cute in his facebook picture.

18 months later, he and I are saying our vows in front of family and friends, promising all those things people promise on their wedding day. And so it begins.

This blog is for wives and husbands of medical students or 'student spouses' as our id cards call us. It's not always easy being married to a professional student. Admittedly it's not as difficult as actually being a medical student, but while there are plenty of forums for them, there don't seem to be any for us. So, this is for us - for the stress, the celebration, the confusion, and perhaps the camaraderie of being med student spouses.